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- Title
Methods in monitoring a fast bowler in Cricket.
- Authors
van Buuren, Hannah
- Abstract
Introduction: Fast Bowlers cover 20-80% greater distance, exert 2-7 times greater high intensity (HI) distances, and have 35% less recovery time between HI efforts than other specialities in cricket. In addition, they are also required to undergo and absorb forces as high as 8xBW during each bowling delivery whilst laterally flexing, extending and rotating throughout their bowling action. It is no surprise that fast bowlers have been identified as the speciality highest at risk of injury in various countries. The aim of this data collection was to determine methods that can be used in practice by support staff to determine when the fast bowler may be at risk of injury and whether or not the fast bowler is bowling prepared prior to competition. Methods: Thirteen international fast bowlers were monitored for an entire cricket season by self-reporting their workloads using number of overs bowled, session types and time, as well as injury occurrence and time to play. Results: The average number of balls bowled per week over the season was 120?39 balls with acute peaks reaching 258 balls in one week. Conditioning on average for the bowling group was 169?14 minutes per week. Trends from injuries sustained showed that muscle strain type injuries occurred over a short delay (1 week) between when the bowler experienced high workloads and breakdown where they could not play cricket due to injury. Bone and tendon damage were seen over a long delay (3-6 week) between high workloads and breakdown. High workloads were experienced when the fast bowler spiked acutely to their chronic (rolling average of 3 weeks) workload. Conclusion: This method of monitoring training loads will allow coaches and trainers to either lower or raise bowling and /or conditioning loads prior to competition or risk of injury, e.g. to ensure bowling loads have met the demands for the upcoming test match, or to ensure the fast bowler is fresh and at a reduced risk of injury.
- Subjects
BOWLERS; CRICKET injuries; BOWLING techniques
- Publication
South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 2015, Vol 27, p35
- ISSN
1015-5163
- Publication type
Article